Got a Little Lotto? Don't Ignore It
02/19/13 10:11
Does you state lottery have a little lotto game? They often have the best odds of winning a substantial lottery prize but tend to be ignored by a lot of lottery players.
Don’t let jackpot greed get in the way of winning a great prize. If your state lottery has a little lotto or lotto 5 game, play it regularly. I’ll examine a few.
Looking at California Lottery’s Fantasy 5 game (5/39) we find top prizes typically over $100,000, secondary prizes in the $300 to $500 range all at decent odds for a daily lotto game.
For a $1 wager these are GOOD odds folks. The primary reason the jackpot is this low is because very people FEW in California play Fantasy 5.
Lets look at a lottery where more of the players play the Fantasy 5 game
The Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 game (5/36) is played daily, has better odds, and larger prizes than the California Lottery game. It also features a “roll down” where if the jackpot isn’t won, the money is divided and placed into secondary prizes! The Florida Lottery typically has jackpot winners on 90% of the drawings. That’s putting a lot of cash back in the hands of players.
These games are the best lottery games for winning large prizes in the hundreds of thousand of dollars, with the best odds. Best of all they only cost $1 a play!
Don’t let jackpot greed get in the way of winning a great prize. If your state lottery has a little lotto or lotto 5 game, play it regularly. I’ll examine a few.
Looking at California Lottery’s Fantasy 5 game (5/39) we find top prizes typically over $100,000, secondary prizes in the $300 to $500 range all at decent odds for a daily lotto game.
| Match | Odds 1 in |
| All 5 of 5 winning numbers | 1 in 575,757 |
| Any 4 of 5 winning numbers | 1 in 3,387 |
| Any 3 of 5 winning numbers | 1 in 103 |
| Any 2 of 5 winning numbers | 1 in 10 |
For a $1 wager these are GOOD odds folks. The primary reason the jackpot is this low is because very people FEW in California play Fantasy 5.
Lets look at a lottery where more of the players play the Fantasy 5 game
The Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 game (5/36) is played daily, has better odds, and larger prizes than the California Lottery game. It also features a “roll down” where if the jackpot isn’t won, the money is divided and placed into secondary prizes! The Florida Lottery typically has jackpot winners on 90% of the drawings. That’s putting a lot of cash back in the hands of players.
Prize Level | Estimated Prize | Estimated Prize if no top-prize winner | Odds of Winning |
| 5-of-5 | $200,000 | Roll Down | 1:376,992 |
| 4-of-5 | $100 | $555 (maximum) | 1:2,432.21 |
| 3-of-5 | $10 | $20 | 1:81.07 |
| 2-of-5 | Free Ticket | Free Ticket | 1:8.39 |
The New Jersey Lottery features the Jersey Cash 5 game (5/40) played daily with prizes similar to Florida’s game but no roll down feature.
Match | Prize | Odds of Winning | Prize |
| 5 out of 5 | Jackpot | 1 : 658,008 | $200,000 avg |
| 4 out of 5 | Second | 1 : 3,760 | $500 avg |
| 3 out of 5 | Third | 1 : 111 | $11 avg |